Nigeria
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The Nasara Women Development Foundation, in collaboration with the Association of Kebbi Women Entrepreneurs (AKWE), has launched the Nasara–AKWE Student Entrepreneurship Empowerment Programme (NASEEP) in Kebbi State.
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A recent report by the Nextier Group has exposed the dangerous connection between illicit drug trafficking and violent extremism in the Lake Chad Basin, a region comprising Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, and Niger.
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Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have foiled an attempt by a Thai national, Ms Pattaphi Wimonnat, to smuggle 43 parcels of Canadian Loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis, into Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja, Lagos.
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The Ogun State Police Command has reported the tragic death of 31-year-old Sunday Jimoh, a resident of Laditan Area, Oja-Odan.The Guardian learnt that the incident occurred on February 22, 2025, at about 10:00 a.m., and was reported by Kabiru Aladeshayi Ayigbere
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No fewer than 23 persons were feared dead, with several others injured, in an attack on seven farming settlements in Ovia South West Local Government Area of Edo on Friday, Feb. 21. The affected communities included Marindoti, Gbelemontin Domiju, Kola Village, Taiye Camp, Eto Camp, Dipe Community, Bala Dele Community, and Thousand Community. It was…
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the provision of Section 84 of the Sheriff and Civil Process Act (S&CPA), requiring prior consent of the
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The Federal Government says it will deploy bullet-resistant guard booths (vehicles) in four custodial centres and the National Headquarters of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) to forestall external attacks. Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, while commissioning 39 duty escort vehicles, including mini green Maria and five bullet-resistant guard booths, at the weekend in Abuja,…
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Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Hashimu Argungu, said at the weekend that the Commission was no longer comfortable with the abuse
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The monarchs and entire indigenes of the Ilaje nation, Ondo State, have made a passionate appeal to the Federal Government against moves that
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The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has petitioned President Bola Tinubu over the alleged selective approach by the consultative team set up by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) to interface with all facets of Ogoni society for possible oil resumption. MOSOP President, Fegalo Nsuke, in a petition signed on…
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Some clerics and other Nigerians on Sunday expressed worry at underage gambling, saying it had made some young people lazy and unwilling to develop their potential. They expressed the worry in interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that underage gambling is the use of gaming and betting services by…
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The Police Command in Ogun says it has begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, Alfa Mustapha, on his farm in Ageri Village, near Olodo, Odeda Local Government Area of the state. The Command’s Spokesperson, Omolola Odutola in a statement on Sunday, said the lifeless body of the 50-year-old farmer was found face-up…
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The Police command in Bauchi State has arrested a 25-year-old resident of Nadabo village in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area.
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Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday apprehended 59 suspected internet fraudsters in Abuja.
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Moved by revelations made by former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida (retd), that the 1966 coup was not an Igbo coup, an Igbo group, Njiko Igbo Forum, has demanded the sum of N100 trillion from the Nigerian government on account of the injustice suffered by the Igbo people from 1966 to date. Babangida,…
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Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, believes the Niger Delta region deserves a lot of accolades for keeping the country together as a unit despite its constant neglect by each ruling government. Speaking during his condolence visit to the late Chief Edwin Clark's residence in Abuja, El-Rufai maintained that Nigeria would have…
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The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has rejected the proposed creation of additional states in Nigeria, stating that the South-East is only interested in a referendum to determine its exit from the country. In a statement on Monday, IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, said the group opposes the creation of new states because the existing ones…
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Some native doctors and traditional medicine practitioners, referred to as Ndi Dibia and Ezenwanyi in Anambra State, have protested against alleged selective justice by the state government.
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The Federal Government is exploring the installation of speed bumps on the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to address concerns about over-speeding, which has resulted in several accidents and fatalities.
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The police in Lagos have arrested 23-year-old Gbolahan Adebayo for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend (name withheld) to death at his home in Ijedodo, Alimosho area of the state.
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A Borno State lawmaker, Muktar Betara Aliyu, has announced plans to distribute foodstuffs and cash to thousands of households during the holy month of Ramadan in 2025, continuing his tradition of generosity.